Month: February 2018

Friends, locals, and visitors appeared at La Buena Vida (LBV) for Best of the Best, February 2018 for a lively Happy Hour to share conversation and, of course, to be part of the competition for those coveted awards of Best Shirt, Best Sandals, and Best Clever Tee. Thanks to these [……]

Asociación of Vecinos de Akumal Norte A.C. Email: [email protected] Mexican Land Line: 984-875-9096 Mexican Cell: 984-801-637 Dear Vecinos Members and Non-Members: As my second term as president begins, I see Vecinos coming of age. From the beginning volunteer organization, we are taking on more and larger projects. Our job as [……]

Twenty-eight years ago, Gary Phillips, along with Lark, opened Casa Cenote. Many of us who consider ourselves “Old Timers” in Akumal remember the sheets of paper, stuck under our windshield wipers, telling of the barbeque on the upcoming Sunday. Would it be brisket or chicken or ribs. In the early [……]

Have you seen the signs on the recycling boxes by the colectivo stop on the highway? They were made by the children of Hekab Be! We helped the Pueblo community and Akumal snorkel cooperatives to clean trash from the path between the highway and the beach, and have been painting [……]

Originally founded in late 2017 the Camerata de Cancún has taken a step forward on its path towards excellence as the Orquesta Sinfónica de Cancún. Currently comprised of some 55 musicians from many different countries, the program announced for the 2018 season is varied and offers something for everyone [……]

Sago Palm The Sago is not a true palm tree but a Cycad, plants that were around with the dinosaurs during the Jurassic period. They are a seed plant with a crown of large compound leaves and a stout trunk. The mature plant can eventually reach 10 feet, [……]

From Riviera Maya News on February 21, 2018 Over the past five years, medical tourism in Cancun has seen its numbers increase since it is much less expensive for patients to have procedures done in Mexico than in their home country, says president of the Cancun Medical Tourism Association, Servando [……]

The Mayan Garden Club enjoyed the culinary delights of members and the home of Tom and Judy Baxter on Thursday, Feb. 15. The food was amazing and old and new friends were able to spend time together in the unique house in Akumal Sur. We are again thinking of changing our name to [……]

— from Betsy Amy-Vogt of Hekab Be Library We have had a lot of changes recently at Hekab Be Biblioteca. In case you’ve never noticed us, we are the Akumal library and community center located opposite the first parking lot on the entrance road. Hekab Be means ‘Open Road’ in [……]